Richard Nicholls

Book me to speak at your event in 2026/27

Honest, practical talks from someone who assesses hundreds of HMOs a month, created the Tier Methodology, and has been through prison and a rebuild he talks about openly. Your audience leaves with things they can act on.

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Who it's for

I tailor every talk to the room, so it works just as well for seasoned HMO investors as for people at their first networking event.

  • HMO landlords, investors and developers who want a straight read on values, lending and where the market's heading.
  • General property and networking groups, from local meet-ups to national conferences.
  • People starting out who want to learn from someone else's mistakes before making their own.
  • Business, mindset and resilience audiences who want a real comeback story about accountability, transparency and taking action.

The analysis behind the talks

These aren't opinions from the sidelines. Every talk is built on the same tools and evidence I use in my day job as Lead Valuer and Business Development Manager at HMO X.

Hundreds

of HMOs assessed every month

Inspections, valuations and appraisals across the UK give me a live, ground-level read on rents, occupancy, buyer behaviour and lending that very few people in the sector have.

5 tiers

The Tier Methodology

My framework for valuing any HMO honestly: five tiers and one number, the home tier %, that tells a buyer, seller, operator or lender exactly where an HMO stands. It underpins every HMO X report and valuation.

Read the Tier Methodology

200 towns

The HMO Analyser

My free buyer demand test reads any HMO against real HMO X market data for its town, stress-tests it the way a serious buyer would, and scores its buyer demand from 0 to 5.

Try the HMO Analyser

Market commentary you can quote

I run a weekly live session for the HMO X Hub community and write regular market commentary on valuations, refinancing, exits and the Renters' Rights Act. I'm happy to tailor a market update to your region and your audience.

Why hosts book me

I've spoken at more than 50 talks, panels and webinars since 2024, including the HMO Action Group Spring Conference, The HMO Summit, The Property Thing, PPN, Property Poppadoms events across the country, and the LIS Live Lounge.

I bring live market knowledge from assessing hundreds of HMOs a month, the frameworks to explain it, and a story most audiences have never heard told this openly. No notes, no polish, plenty of questions, and I stay for the networking afterwards.

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Richard Nicholls on stage at a property event